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Doe v. Google, Inc.

Ruling by

Alison M. Tucher

Lower Court

San Francisco County Superior Court

Lower Court Judge

Curtis E.A. Karnow

dissenting Judge(s)

Tracie L. Brown
Because plaintiffs' claims addressed conduct affecting individual employees, as distinct from NLRA's focus on concerted activity, and because this state-court action posed no threat to NLRA's jurisdiction, local interest exception to preemption applied.



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